| 释义 |
in·suf·fla·tion
\ˌin(t)səˈflāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin insufflation-, insufflatio, from insufflatus (past participle) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
: an act or the action of breathing or blowing on, into, or in: as
a. : the breathing upon a person or thing in the ritual of various liturgical churches to symbolize (as at baptism) the inspiration of a new spiritual life and the expulsion of evil spirits
b. : the act of blowing (as a gas, powder, or vapor) into a cavity of the body
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